Produced by Max Fleischer
An artist sits down to draw his latest creation (a clown), but is constantly distracted by a fly in the room. Perhaps his drawing can assist him in dispatching the insect?
There really is not much more to the plot than the above. This one may be the shortest film I have watched yet during the project, clocking in at under four minutes.
The fun of this is the interaction between the animated world and the real one. The artist attempts to shoo the fly away, but the clown gets annoyed enough that he begins attacking the fly as well. There's a sense of whimsy to the entire affair that will make you smile.
If The Tantalizing Fly were any longer I'd say to stay away, but at less than four minutes, it seems perfectly timed. And it's an early animation by Max Fleischer who will create some amazing Superman cartoons!
*** out of *****
Watched on Google Video
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
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